This image was created in Cortona in what appeared to be a nondescript church on the edge of the walls surrounding the town… little did I know the history or famously beautiful art displayed inside. The Gothic Church of San Domenico was built in the 15th century as part of the Dominican Monastery. Sant'Antonio the Bishop of Florence and Blessed Fra Angelico, who is the patron Saint of artists and is called the “Blessed Angelic One”, lived in the monastery. The facade is simple and harmonious and the lunette over the doorway is a fresco by Fra Angelico. The interior has a single nave. Despite the reformations of the baroque altars, the church has retained its primitive beauty, especially enhanced by the elegance of the archways of the apses and the raised presbytery. The prestigious work of art on the high altar is a triptych signed by Lorenzo di Niccolò, donated in 1440 by Cosimo and Lorenzo de' Medici. The reason for such generosity was to influence Fra Angelico to reside in Florence and paint the Monastery of San Marco. The triptych depicts the Coronation of the Virgin with other scenes of the Annunciation and the Crucifixion. On the left apse of the church there is the Madonna with Angels and Saints by Luca Signorelli. In Italy, many glorious surprises and blessings may be discovered in the least celebrated and prominent locations…